{"id":60276,"date":"2012-08-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/legacy-of-rhode-island-environmental-reporter-honored-through-series-of-seminars-for-journalists\/"},"modified":"2012-08-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T00:00:00","slug":"legacy-of-rhode-island-environmental-reporter-honored-through-series-of-seminars-for-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2012\/08\/legacy-of-rhode-island-environmental-reporter-honored-through-series-of-seminars-for-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy of Rhode Island environmental reporter honored through series of seminars for journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tThe Peter B. Lord Seminars on the Environment designed to help Rhode Island

\njournalists improve their coverage of environmental issues<\/p>\n


\nNARRAGANSETT, RI \u2013 August 7, 2012 For many reporters in Rhode Island and beyond, Peter B. Lord was a teacher, mentor and standard-bearer for excellence in environmental reporting. Given Lord\u2019s decades of experience building knowledge of regional environmental issues, cultivating diverse sources, and learning the science behind those stories, his death in April 2012 left a significant gap in statewide environmental news coverage. To fill this gap, and to honor Lord\u2019s contributions to Rhode Island and environmental journalism, Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting is pleased to announce the creation of The Peter B. Lord Seminars on the Environment. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe are thrilled by this continuation of and commitment to my father\u2019s passionate curiosity toward environmental journalism here in Rhode Island,\u201d said Lord\u2019s youngest son, Benjamin. \u201cHe would be very excited and yet deeply humbled by such an important and thoughtful tribute to his work.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nGenerously supported by The Providence Journal Charitable Foundation, The Rhode Island Foundation, and the Henry and Jan Rines Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation, the inaugural year of the program will begin with six daylong seminars on different environmental topics to be held at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School of Oceanography, Metcalf Institute\u2019s home institution. Each seminar will be open to professional journalists covering Rhode Island, and will be free to all registered participants.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe Providence Journal Charitable Foundation is proud to co-sponsor with the Rhode Island Foundation the Peter B. Lord Seminars on the Environment, named in memory of The Journal’s longtime environmental reporter, who died April 4,\u201d said Howard Sutton, Publisher, President, and CEO of The Providence Journal Company. \u201cPeter’s passion for, and expertise in, environmental journalism remains an inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe are so pleased to have the opportunity to support Metcalf Institute in its efforts to raise awareness of our state\u2019s environmental issues and priorities while also honoring Peter Lord\u2019s profound contribution to Rhode Island throughout his lifetime,\u201d said Jennifer Pereira, a grant programs officer at The Rhode Island Foundation.<\/p>\n


\nThe daylong seminars are designed to help participating journalists better understand the environmental concerns facing Rhode Island citizens by enhancing their understanding of the science behind the stories they cover, building contacts, and improving their environmental reporting skills. The seminars will feature Rhode Island scientists and various stakeholder groups including regulatory agencies, environmental advocates, community groups, and business interests, and will focus on the following topics relevant to southern New England:<\/p>\n


\n\u2022\tClimate Change Impacts in Southern New England

\n\u2022\tAdapting to Climate Change: Planning for an Uncertain and Expensive Future

\n\u2022\tInnovations in Renewable Energy: Profiting from Environmental Protection

\n\u2022\tPredicting and Responding to Extreme Weather Events

\n\u2022\tMaking Sense of Water Quality

\n\u2022\tThe Future of Commercial Fisheries<\/p>\n


\n\u201cAs Metcalf Institute\u2019s journalism co-director for 12 years, Peter demonstrated his deep commitment to helping reporters make sense of complex scientific issues,\u201d said Sunshine Menezes, Metcalf Institute executive director. \u201cWe established the Peter B. Lord Seminars on the Environment not only to honor Peter\u2019s memory and his contributions to Metcalf Institute, but also to help other journalists gain the skills, knowledge, and sources necessary to carry on his tradition of reporting important environmental news.\u201d Menezes added, \u201cwe are very thankful to the Rhode Island Foundation, the Henry and Jan Rines Fund, and The Providence Journal Charitable Foundation for making this possible.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nRegistering for the Seminar

\nThe first of six seminars will take place September 14 with a focus on how climate change is affecting Southern New England. Journalists interested in participating in the any of the seminars may download a registration form from www.metcalfinstitute.org, where additional information about the seminars is also available. Each seminar will accommodate up to twenty journalists, with participation limited to the first registrants.<\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 Metcalf Institute

\nMetcalf Institute was established at the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography in 1997 with funding from three media foundations, the Belo Corporation, the Providence Journal Charitable Foundation and the Philip L. Graham Fund, and with additional support from the Telaka Foundation. It is named for the late Michael P. Metcalf, a visionary in journalism and publisher of The Providence Journal Bulletin from 1979-1987. In addition to providing science training for reporters and editors to help improve the accuracy and clarity of environmental reporting, Metcalf Institute administers The Grantham Prize, the world\u2019s largest cash prize for journalism awarded for excellence in environmental reporting. Metcalf programming is funded through federal and foundation grants, as well as private donations and an endowment managed by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation.<\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 The Rhode Island Foundation

\nThe Rhode Island Foundation is a philanthropic and community leader dedicated to meeting the needs of the people of Rhode Island. Founded in 1916, the Foundation is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the United States, and is the largest and most comprehensive funder of nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island. In 2011, the Foundation made grants of $28 million to more than one thousand organizations addressing the state\u2019s most pressing issues and needs of diverse communities. http:\/\/www.rifoundation.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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